Comments on: Professionals and Managers – Is Your Pay above the Median?

By: john

john — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:07:47 +0000

to highflyer: you just insulted too many people. earning a decent amount depends on a person’s capability, and one can approximate “decent amount” with the median numbers in my opinion. but anything beyond a decent amount depends on opportunities and luck. don’t be too happy that you’re lucky at this point in your life.

By: highflyer

highflyer — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:07:37 +0000

cmon, u guys earning below 10k at 30 are pathetic.

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By: middleclass

middleclass — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:09:15 +0000

to technie: please don’t get offended since we are all sharing opinions here. Personally i just find it hard to say that a 34 yrs old earning more than 12k a month underpaid. Even though i know there are a lot of successful people around earning lots more. To me he is already way ahead of most people in Singapore regardless of scope of work, age or profession etc.
Also keep in mind that it takes more than just a few sentence to define someone’s work. Not to mention that market value is relative and quite subjective to every employers. Or another perspective is that your boss is overpaid.
Anyway personally i think it’s more important that you should be happy doing what you love everyday. But again that’s just me.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:08:40 +0000

to technie: Scope is not everything. Experience matters too. Theoretically, if he had another 5 more years experience doing the same thing, the company would have paid him more in the same job. It is a cost vs. efficiency tradeoff.

And to re-iterate points I made earlier in my comments. Luck plays a significant part too. I think regional IT manager can typically make above $100K, but some may be well in excess of $300K and some are always stuck near the $100K.

By: to technie

to technie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:53:49 +0000

middleclass: i am doing more of a scope comparison without considering the age. Age wise, there is no doubt that he is doing very well but scope wise, he could have been paid more in my company.

By: blogtv

blogtv — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:58:53 +0000

that’s like around 150k a year. not bad.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:16:33 +0000

For one, he is ahead of me and I do somewhat similar stuff.

By: middleclass

middleclass — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:48:46 +0000

to technie: Huh? come on. He is only 34 yrs old and earning more than 12k a month. I’m pretty sure he is already way ahead of most IT professionals at any age. Give him a few more years and he’ll properly surpass your boss.
Anyway…Happy Lunar New Year everyone!

By: to technie

to technie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:23:15 +0000

in that case, you sound underpaid.

your scope sounds like what my boss does and the salary range for his position is 15-20k